Economics, environment, mobility, safety

Scots add a billion more kilometers to the clock

Scottish drivers are driving further than ever before according to new figures. Last year a billion more kilometers were driven in comparison to 2005, which amounts to the largest increase in four years.

More people than ever are choosing to travel by car, despite the efforts of the Scottish Executive to encourage people to travel by car. The new figures from the Scottish Executive’s ‘Main Transport Trends’ show that road traffic increased last year from 42.7 to 43.8 billion vehicle kilometers, in comparison to a rise of just 12 million in 2005. This traffic growth has been accompanied by a decline in railway passenger growth. These results show that car dependency is certainly not a phenomenum specific to England alone and that a great deal more needs to be done to entice people out of their cars when it is suitable and possible to do so.